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Tape handling mechanism
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1962-01-10
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Granted: 1964-10-20
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Expires: 1982-01-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Loof Richard M De
- 👤 Leon M Cooper
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 09:25
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16D; F16D13/00; F16D13/02; F16D13/025; F16D27/00; F16D27/10; F16D27/105; G; G03; G03B; G03B1/00; G03B1/42; G06; G06K; G06K13/00; G06K13/18; G06K13/26; G11; G11B; G11B15/00; G11B15/18; G11B15/26; G11B15/32; G11B15/34; G11B15/60; G11B15/66; G11B15/67; G11B23/00; G11B23/02; G11B23/04; G11B23/08; G11B23/107; F16D2027/002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
266 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A TAPE HANDLING MECHANISM OF THE TYPE IN WHICH A TAPE TO BE THREADED IS SUPPLIED FROM A SUPPLY STATION AND PASSES IN A FORWARD DIRECTION THRU GUIDE MEANS OF SAID TAPE HANDLING MECHANISM TO A FORWARD DRIVE STATION: A FLEXIBLE ELONGATED LEADER HAVING AN EXTENDED POSITION, AND A RETRACTED POSITION, SAID EXTENDED POSITION BEING THAT IN WHICH SAID LEADER EXTENDS FROM SAID FORWARD DRIVING STATION THRU SAID GUIDE MEANS TO SAID SUPPLY STATION, THE END OF SAID LEADER NEAREST SAID SUPPLY STATION BEING ITS EXTENDED END; MEANS AT SAID SUPPLY STATION TO HOLD A TAPE TO BE THREADED; SEPARABLE COUPLING MEANS TO COUPLE SAID EXTENDED END OF SAID LEADER WITH ONE END OF SAID TAPE TO BE THREADED, WHEN SAID LEADER IS IN SAID EXTENDED POSITION; FORWARD DRIVE MEANS AT SAID FORWARD DRIVING STATION FOR DRAWING SAID LEADER FROM SAID EXTENDED POSITION INTO SAID RETRACTED POSITION, TO THEREBY DRAW SAID TAPE IN SAID FORWARD DIRECTION THRU SAID GUIDE MEANS; REWIND DRIVE MEANS FOR PULLING SAID TAPE IN A REVERSE DIRECTION THRU SAID GUIDE MEANS, TO THEREBY TOW SAID LEADER INTO SAID EXTENDED POSITION; AND CONTROL MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF SAID DRIVE MEANS; INCLUDING MEANS TO SENSE THE POSITION OF THE LEADER, MEANS CONTROLLED BY SAID SENSING MEANS TO STOP SAID FORWARD DRIVE MEANS WHEN THE TAPE HAS BEEN THREADED THRU SAID GUIDE MEANS BY SAID LEADER AND SAID FORWARD DRIVE MEANS, AND MEANS CONTROLLED BY SAID SENSING MEANS TO STOP SAID REWIND DRIVE MEANS WHEN SAID LEADER HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SAID EXTENDED POSITION BY SAID REWIND DRIVE MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
266 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A TAPE HANDLING MECHANISM OF THE TYPE IN WHICH A TAPE TO BE THREADED IS SUPPLIED FROM A SUPPLY STATION AND PASSES IN A FORWARD DIRECTION THRU GUIDE MEANS OF SAID TAPE HANDLING MECHANISM TO A FORWARD DRIVE STATION: A FLEXIBLE ELONGATED LEADER HAVING AN EXTENDED POSITION, AND A RETRACTED POSITION, SAID EXTENDED POSITION BEING THAT IN WHICH SAID LEADER EXTENDS FROM SAID FORWARD DRIVING STATION THRU SAID GUIDE MEANS TO SAID SUPPLY STATION, THE END OF SAID LEADER NEAREST SAID SUPPLY STATION BEING ITS EXTENDED END; MEANS AT SAID SUPPLY STATION TO HOLD A TAPE TO BE THREADED; SEPARABLE COUPLING MEANS TO COUPLE SAID EXTENDED END OF SAID LEADER WITH ONE END OF SAID TAPE TO BE THREADED, WHEN SAID LEADER IS IN SAID EXTENDED POSITION; FORWARD DRIVE MEANS AT SAID FORWARD DRIVING STATION FOR DRAWING SAID LEADER FROM SAID EXTENDED POSITION INTO SAID RETRACTED POSITION, TO THEREBY DRAW SAID TAPE IN SAID FORWARD DIRECTION THRU SAID GUIDE MEANS; REWIND DRIVE MEANS FOR PULLING SAID TAPE IN A REVERSE DIRECTION THRU SAID GUIDE MEANS, TO THEREBY TOW SAID LEADER INTO SAID EXTENDED POSITION; AND CONTROL MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF SAID DRIVE MEANS; INCLUDING MEANS TO SENSE THE POSITION OF THE LEADER, MEANS CONTROLLED BY SAID SENSING MEANS TO STOP SAID FORWARD DRIVE MEANS WHEN THE TAPE HAS BEEN THREADED THRU SAID GUIDE MEANS BY SAID LEADER AND SAID FORWARD DRIVE MEANS, AND MEANS CONTROLLED BY SAID SENSING MEANS TO STOP SAID REWIND DRIVE MEANS WHEN SAID LEADER HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SAID EXTENDED POSITION BY SAID REWIND DRIVE MEANS.
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